Soon after, Tommy became the brand that bridged preppy white and black urban cultures. Fashion is a fickle business, but designing urban, preppy garb for hyper-trend-sensitive teens can be lethal. The news destroyed the stock. The problem: Tommy rested on its red, white, and blue laurels too long. Now trendier brands think Fubu dominate urban fashion, while Tommy's clothes fill bargain bins at Bloomingdale's and Macy's.
Hilfiger tried a host of makeover strategies that were belated and misguided. A women's sportswear collection failed miserably; sponsorships of Mary J Blige and Sheryl Crow concerts didn't sell more capri pants; and while one of its new fragrances has performed well, it won't turn around the company.
Says Landes: "Consumers didn't have an appetite for the [women's line]. The musicians begot skaters, surfers, athletes, then in a weirdly circular way, preppies, who started wearing their trousers and shirts too big.
That kind of firepower is tough to sustain, a lesson Hilfiger learned the hard way, as he became a kind of corporate fashion victim, careening from one trend to the next. The quest to stay out in front suddenly bit him on his red-white-and-blue-boxer-shorted behind. Sales tanked. They were moving on, and I had to figure out what I was going to do next. Along the way, Hilfiger had cashed in by taking the company public in , setting off the designer craze for IPOs.
As business faltered, the firm went private again, and he eventually found the creative solution to its troubles in a return to its preppy roots, surrendering attempts to be avant-garde. The Plaza duplex is convenient to his other office, that of Star Branding, the company he started with Andy Hilfiger and two other partners to create lifestyle collections for celebrities.
The Hilfigers had originally targeted Britney Spears, but when negotiations with her handlers stalled, Andy suggested Jennifer Lopez instead. Lopez was hungry to trade on her rising star; Hilfiger says she was refreshingly cooperative. He moves through a smattering of contemporary prints proclaiming his love for Yayoi Kusama and declaring Ellsworth Kelly a genius, though neither is represented in his own collection, before lingering among some vintage gas station signs.
He then catches sight of model locomotives. I was obsessed. She worked from 11pm to 7am. Then she would come home, make us breakfast and get us off to school. Maybe she would catch a catnap in the afternoon. His father, a watchmaker in a local shop, was tougher to please and clashed with his eldest son over the Vietnam War.
He wanted me to be a great athlete. He wanted me to be a great student. Borden, Mark. Curan, Catherine. May 29, : S Doebele, Justin. Duffy, Martha. Lohrer, Robert. Mitchell, Alan.
Week 23 September 14, : Parr, Karen. Rice, Tommy. For generations, the Hobe family has continued the tradition started in by founder Jacques Hobe, who believed that costume jewelry could be manufactured with the same care and attention to detail as fine jewelry. Making use of the newest manufacturing techniques, Hobe designed and produced magnificent costume jewels in France and passed along his pas-.
Hobe et Cie sion to his son, William, who eventually brought the business to New York in the s. Believing that clothing and jewelry were reflections of the time period during which they appeared, William Hobe studied historic costume and became renowned for his knowledge and ability to reinterpret historical designs into modern pieces.
The results dazzled Hollywood, and he created jewelry, costumes, and set designs for many films. Because he believed, as did his father, that beautiful jewelry should be enjoyed not only by the wealthy, Hobe pieces were available through retailers as well. Using components such as sterling silver and nonprecious metals, Hobe creations feature intricate workmanship and beautiful semiprecious and faux stones.
The patented designs include brooches, handbags, and hair accessories, as well as necklaces, earrings, and bracelets —all meticulously executed. There are currently over 1, styles in the Hobe line, each of which makes use of the special finishes and techniques that have immortalized the Hobe name. Among the family's discoveries is the formula for magnificent faux pearls from Majorca, known for their amazing luster. William's nephew, James Hobe is also credited with the invention of the detachable pearl enhancer which he developed in the s, and which has become a staple in many a jewelry wardrobe.
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